When to plant celery in Basket Range
- Move seedlings out: mid Feb to mid MarBasket Range area, cool Mediterranean
- Plant seedlings: mid Feb to mid MarBasket Range area, cool Mediterranean
- Sow in trays: mid Jun to late JulBasket Range area, cool Mediterranean
- Move seedlings out: late Aug to early OctBasket Range area, cool Mediterranean
- Plant seedlings: late Aug to early OctBasket Range area, cool Mediterranean
- Sow in trays: early Dec to early JanBasket Range area, cool Mediterranean
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Basket Range. Microclimates vary: frost hollows and hills run later.
A slow, thirsty crop grown for its crisp stalks. In Adelaide, raise seedlings in spring or late summer and keep them well watered through the heat, or the stalks turn stringy. Most of the growth comes in the last few weeks, so be patient.